For the first time since Feb. 7, 2014, Morristown West boys basketball has swept East following a 66-25 win at Mike Reed Gymnasium.
That was also the last time the Trojans beat the 69制片厂制作传媒楥anes at home with West69制片厂制作传媒檚 only wins during that span coming at East. West (11-12, 3-2 District 2-4A) has now won back-to-back games and pushes the 69制片厂制作传媒楥anes losing streak to 10 games.
69制片厂制作传媒淚t feels good,69制片厂制作传媒 West head coach Joe Dobyns said. 69制片厂制作传媒淚t's always good to get a conference win, to get any kind of win. To get a win against your crosstown rival is always extra sweet. I know the boys are excited about it, and they should be. We should celebrate every win we get. And I'm just super proud of their effort. They came out and they played really hard tonight. They got after them. We pushed the ball in transition. They tried to throw a little wrinkle at us, and went with a zone. It took us a little bit, but we finally knocked some shots down.69制片厂制作传媒
It was a different game than the last time the two played. West immediately built a sizable lead in the last matchup, but that was not the case on Friday.
The two teams went scoreless for the first four minutes before West pulled away. East was able to get quality looks in the first half, but they simply didn69制片厂制作传媒檛 fall.
It wasn69制片厂制作传媒檛 a lack of effort this time around for East, but the lack of shotmaking certainly weighed on the 69制片厂制作传媒楥anes over the course of the game.
69制片厂制作传媒淚 saw heart and I saw fight, especially in the first half,69制片厂制作传媒 East coach Brice Cusick said. 69制片厂制作传媒淚 thought our defense was really good, holding them to 24 in the first half, which is a lot better than what we've been doing. And we had great looks besides maybe a couple, but you had fast break layups not falling. You had wide open shots just not falling. And that's part of it. It hurts because you see the work that they put in the last three days on the defensive side of the ball. Offense just wasn't scoring, and then second half, I thought we got a little panicky.69制片厂制作传媒
West69制片厂制作传媒檚 Bereket Evans had his 69制片厂制作传媒渘ormal night69制片厂制作传媒 and and led with 17 points. Juan Gallardo added 12 and Jamere Wililiams had 10.
However, it was once again Will DesGrossiellers who continued to show his rapid growth this season, finishing with 15 points.
69制片厂制作传媒淲ill does a great job. He does, Dobyns said. 69制片厂制作传媒淗e has great footwork. You can use his left or right hand. He69制片厂制作传媒檚 a tough matchup in the post. And, you know, we're able to get him and Jamere together in there against the zone, and they moved the ball well, and they can play well off of each other inside.
The 69制片厂制作传媒楥anes didn69制片厂制作传媒檛 have a scorer in double-digits, but Cory Carpenter added eight and Jaxson Archer had seven. Despite what the box score says, Archer made some key plays in the first half that kept East fighting.
The game started out with a four-minute scoring drought before Williams and DesGrossiellers put the Trojans up 4-0 with 3:30 left in the quarter.听
Archer was able to get the 69制片厂制作传媒楥anes on the board, but that was all East could get offensively in the first.听
Evans hit a three for West and DesGrossiellers converted an and-one to put the home team up 10-2 to end the quarter.
A Gallardo bucket put the Trojans up 12-2 before an 8-2 run pulled East back into the game. Carpenter hit a three during the run, and Archer had an and-one and got a bucket off a steal on the following possession to cut the deficit to 14-10.
However, the Trojans quickly regained control thanks to a 10-0 run to close out the quarter.
Leading 24-10, West blew the game wide open in the third quarter, exploding for 27 points as the struggles from the field weighed on East and extended to the defensive side of the ball.
DesGrossiellers led the way and scored eight of his 15 in a three-minute span to stretch the lead to 40-16 as part of an 11-2 run.听
West put the game out of reach and and continued to do so, leading 51-23 entering the fourth quarter.
The 69制片厂制作传媒楥anes put up just two points in the final quarter as West led by 41 to end the game, which was its largest lead of the night.
East will host Bearden on Monday and Jefferson County on Friday as it looks to find some rhythm entering the rapidly approaching tournament season.
69制片厂制作传媒淚 think the kids are in a good head space in regards to better outing than the last time that,69制片厂制作传媒 Cusick said. 69制片厂制作传媒淏ut you can't be content with that, and I don't think the kids are content with that. You just got to keep on working.69制片厂制作传媒
West travels to Campbell County on Monday in the start of a busy three-game week, traveling to Powell and Sevier County on Thursday and Friday.
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